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促

Mandarin · pinyin cù

(bound form) of short duration; hasty; rapid
(bound form) to hasten; to hurry; to urge
(literary) close by; pressed against

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促: cù · urge, press, hurry; close

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4 · cu4

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cuk1

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character · Etymology 1

short; hurried; urgent (of time)
to come close to; to become near
to urge; to promote
(Hokkien) to shorten the distance
(Mainland China Hokkien) to limply tie a knot

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